真刀真槍

简 真刀真枪 · 繁 真刀真槍
Mandarin · pinyin zhēn dāo zhēn qiāng

Meanings

  1. (lit.) real swords and spears (idiom)
  2. (fig.) very much for real; genuine
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真
zhēn · real, actual, true, genuine
刀
dāo · knife; old coin; measure
槍
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枪
qiāng · spear, lance; gun, rifle
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1–1–1–1 · zhen1 dao1 zhen1 qiang1

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真刀真槍 · zhen1 dao1 zhen1 qiang1
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Exact source record真刀真槍 真刀真枪 [zhen1 dao1 zhen1 qiang1] /(lit.) real swords and spears (idiom)/(fig.) very much for real; genuine/